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15. DON’T FORGET TO DO
THESE THINGS
Between the time your house If you’ll be moving yourself and are
exchanges and settlement day, it hoping for friends and family to
might seem like you have all the help, make sure to line them up!
time in the world to get things (Just a heads up...many a seller has
done. But time flies! found that their friends and family
say they’ll help, only to be
unavailable when the time actually
So, as soon as your house is comes!)
exchanged, you should do these
things: Call all of your utility companies
and let them know you’re selling
Start lining up a mover. (They often the house and want to discontinue
book up far in advance. Plus, it service as of the closing date. (Let
takes time to find one you trust and them know the buyers will be
to get the best rates possible.) calling to get them transferred into
their name so they don’t just shut
off service.)
Begin packing as early on as
possible. Waiting until the last
days will add a lot of stress, and
you might not get done in time.
Contact your bank for a final pay-
off statement. Make sure to freeze
any home equity lines of credit
weeks before the closing.
Doing a little bit of these every day
over the course of time will make
your move less stressful!
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